Unidentified Flying Object Report — Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 27 June 1967

This document is a U.S. Air Force Unidentified Flying Object Report concerning a sighting that occurred on June 27, 1967, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The witness, a USAF Navigator, reported observing two objects for approximately ten minutes. The witness described the objects as appearing like bright stars, noting that they were not as bright as Sirius but of similar magnitude. Initially, the two objects were together, but they subsequently moved in opposite directions—one southerly and one northerly—before disappearing into the horizon. The witness explicitly stated that there was no sound and that the objects appeared to be at a high altitude. In his narrative, the witness remarked that the objects looked similar to weather balloons at altitude and that he had expected them to move in the same direction due to winds, expressing surprise that they moved in opposite directions at approximately the same speed. The report was forwarded by the Assistant Base Operations Officer at the 509th Bombardment Wing (SAC) at Pease Air Force Base to the TDET/UFO office at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base for further action. The official conclusion provided in the report identifies the objects as the Echo I and Echo II satellites, providing specific coordinates and times for their visibility.